Definition of gelatinous
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:of, relating to, or containing gelatin
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gelatinously
adverb
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Many of the dives found swarms of gelatinous animals known as siphonophores.
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The slugs have figured out a way to be strong where gelatinous desserts are weak.
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Inside the wall of this gelatinous tube, which can get up to 60 cm, individual zooids are tightly packed together.
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This is a man caught in the gelatinous grip of gummy bears.
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And he's been studying jellies and other gelatinous creatures in the Pacific Northwest for 30 years.
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Some people worried that the chemical solvent, AB-57— a gelatinous substance that Vatican assistants applied to the 16th-century masterpiece and then wiped off with distilled water—produced sharper colors than the artist’s original artwork.
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In the dark, deep ocean fish are usually gelatinous and often lack eyes.
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The fact that Sessions’ sentencing memo was met with deafening silence from Republican members of Congress suggests that spines on Capitol Hill remain as gelatinous on this issue as any other involving the administration.
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1712
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